J’accuse: The Big Apple
Sunday, 13 June 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
I write this week’s missive from the giddy height of a transatlantic flight, having exhausted all other possibilities of in-flight distraction. Seven-and-a-half hours is a long time to kill and ever si...
The Sahara International Film Festival
Sunday, 13 June 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
During the 1960s, when decolonisation movements were sweeping the world, it was joked that, after achieving independence, a country had to do three things: design a flag, launch an airline and found a film festival. Western Sahara...
The Politics of hope
Sunday, 13 June 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
Last Sunday marked the second anniversary of Dr Joseph Muscat’s election as leader of the Labour Party, a good opportunity for me to take some time out to make a few reflections on these eventful 24 months....
Get Out of my bed
Sunday, 13 June 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
There has been a general feeling of unease across these otherwise tranquil islands after government MP Edwin Vassallo’s mind-boggling declaration that what goes on in bedrooms is the government’...
Nazis And Che Guevara – the great clichés of political metaphor
Sunday, 13 June 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
It’s safe to say that the Labour Party’s news website, Maltastar, hasn’t yet got to grips with the fine art of the leading article. Its ‘leaders’ are invariably among the most inept, badly written and ill-thought-out pieces ...
The Liberal-conservative divide
Sunday, 13 June 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
It’s been a weird week, what with parliamentary questions about TV porn in hotel rooms and the startling...
Reflections On women
Sunday, 13 June 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
This is not an easy month for women, particularly those who do not like football. With many men stuck in front of the television or out in ...